Maurea pellucida
Maurea pellucida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.[1]
| Maurea pellucida | |
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| Shell of Maurea pellucida (lectotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Calliostomatidae |
| Genus: | Maurea |
| Species: | M. pellucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Maurea pellucida (Valenciennes, 1846) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The length of the shell attains 27 mm
Distribution
This marine species occurs off New Caledonia and New Zealand.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Maurea pellucida (Valenciennes, 1846). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=757965 on 2018-12-28
- Finlay, H.J. (1923). Some remarks on New Zealand Calliostomidae, with descriptions of new Tertiary species. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 54: 99-105.
External links
- Valenciennes A. (1846). Atlas de Zoologie. Mollusques. In: A. du Petit-Thouars, Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Venus pendant les années 1836–1839. 4 vols
- Philippi, R. A. (1846-1855). Die Kreiselschnecken oder Trochoideen (Gattungen Turbo, Trochus, Solarium, Rotella, Delphinula, Phasianella). In Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. In: Küster, H. C.; Ed. Systematisches Conchylien Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Zweiten Bandes, dritte Abtheilung. 2(3)
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